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Ciarán Ferrie<p>800 people take part in walking protests across Bearna, Furbo, An Spidéal and Inverin</p><p>"I'm literally the closest house to the school and I can't let me kids walk to school"</p><p>What a damning indictment of both Galway County Council and the Road Safety Authority. </p><p><a href="https://www.galwaybayfm.ie/galway-bay-fm-news-desk/190972-190972" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">galwaybayfm.ie/galway-bay-fm-n</span><span class="invisible">ews-desk/190972-190972</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Galway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Galway</span></a></p>
Ciarán Ferrie<p>"What we are witnessing is a form of&nbsp;societal resignation. We tolerate a level of road danger that curtails the freedom of children to move through their communities. This is a moral issue. When we fail to police motor offences, when we design streets around the convenience of cars rather than the safety of people, we make a clear choice: to prioritise speed and flow over life and freedom."</p><p><a href="https://www.jcfj.ie/2025/03/27/when-the-data-hurts-children-roads-and-the-refusal-to-change/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jcfj.ie/2025/03/27/when-the-da</span><span class="invisible">ta-hurts-children-roads-and-the-refusal-to-change/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a></p>
Ciarán Ferrie<p>"To pause for a moment and consider that 54 people were killed using active transport last year, while no national emergency plan was implemented, is to realise that these deaths are factored in as the cost of a car-centric culture, where no impediment to driver convenience will be tolerated."</p><p>Excellent piece by Keith Adams of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice. </p><p><a href="https://www.jcfj.ie/2025/03/24/danger-rolling-through-irelands-cities-and-towns/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jcfj.ie/2025/03/24/danger-roll</span><span class="invisible">ing-through-irelands-cities-and-towns/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ActiveTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActiveTravel</span></a></p>
Ron<p>He kills a person due to his own negligence and gets 4 years of which he'll probably serve 2, where the family of the victim of his crime are condemned to a life sentence. <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/roadsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roadsafety</span></a> <a href="https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0324/1503774-dangerous-driving-causing-death/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rte.ie/news/2025/0324/1503774-</span><span class="invisible">dangerous-driving-causing-death/</span></a></p>
Steady State Manchester<p>"Research suggests the scheme may be more popular than thought, with consultations dominated by a loud minority"</p><p>"...the first year of a scheme in Wales where the speed limit on urban roads was lowered to 20mph resulted in about 100 fewer people killed or seriously injured."</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wales</span></a>’s <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/20mph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>20mph</span></a> speed limit has cut road deaths. Why is there still even a debate? | <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/22/wales-20mph-speed-limit-cut-road-deaths-why-debate" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/mar</span><span class="invisible">/22/wales-20mph-speed-limit-cut-road-deaths-why-debate</span></a></p>
Ciarán Ferrie<p>"The first year of a scheme in Wales where the speed limit on urban roads was lowered to 20mph&nbsp;resulted in about&nbsp;100 fewer people killed or seriously injured."</p><p>Why is there still even a debate?</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/22/wales-20mph-speed-limit-cut-road-deaths-why-debate" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/mar</span><span class="invisible">/22/wales-20mph-speed-limit-cut-road-deaths-why-debate</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a></p>
BarbChamberlain<p>Several bills that can affect active transportation are still alive in the 2025 WA legislative session. How to follow them <a href="https://bikestylelife.com/2025/01/12/actions-you-can-take-for-active-transportation-following-a-bill/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikestylelife.com/2025/01/12/a</span><span class="invisible">ctions-you-can-take-for-active-transportation-following-a-bill/</span></a> and a list <a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WADOT/bulletins/3d6db0f" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">content.govdelivery.com/accoun</span><span class="invisible">ts/WADOT/bulletins/3d6db0f</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/WSDOTActive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WSDOTActive</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeTooter</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WalkTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WalkTooter</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/CompleteStreets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CompleteStreets</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/walkability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>walkability</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/BikeData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeData</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/trails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trails</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/RailTrails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RailTrails</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a></p>
brad m<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cycling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/walking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>walking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SafeStreets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SafeStreets</span></a> <br>“Last week, Secretary Duffy directed staff to start the process of clawing back millions in discretionary dollars for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bikelanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bikelanes</span></a>. How will he spend it instead?” <br>“If that means less discretionary money for great <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>safety</span></a> projects now, that doesn't bode well for a more holistic approach to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>safety</span></a> in the next surface <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transportation</span></a> reauthorization bill” <br><a href="https://usa.streetsblog.org/2025/03/17/what-will-safe-streets-and-road-for-all-mean-under-sec-duffy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">usa.streetsblog.org/2025/03/17</span><span class="invisible">/what-will-safe-streets-and-road-for-all-mean-under-sec-duffy</span></a></p>
🇨🇦 OhOkKay<p>Since it's motorcycle season again ... look twice before pulling out. Someone's life may depend on it.</p><p>Please boost so others will become aware of this video. Who knows, you might help save life.</p><p><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3_kpL4f4MXI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">m.youtube.com/watch?v=3_kpL4f4</span><span class="invisible">MXI</span></a></p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/motorcycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>motorcycle</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/driving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>driving</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/summer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>summer</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/roadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roadSafety</span></a></p>
Urban Camera<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span></p><p>Dedicated bicycle paths, you forgot dedicated bicycle paths.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/cycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cycle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/roadsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roadsafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bicycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bicycle</span></a></p>
I BIKE Dublin<p>"The driver served nine months, I got a life sentence" - harrowing testimony on RTÉ Radio 1 just now from the mother of a 16 year old boy who was killed by a driver.</p><p>The justice system is letting down the families of road violence victims and hampering efforts to improve road safety.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a></p>
Ciarán Ferrie<p>Second case in less than a month where a man driving an oversized pickup killed a young child. This one was deemed "accidental" but there is nothing accidental about hitting a child in a vehicle which is known to have poor driver visibility. </p><p>How many more cases before we start to legislate these vehicles off the road?</p><p><a href="https://www.thejournal.ie/infant-death-roscommon-2022-inquest-6647512-Mar2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thejournal.ie/infant-death-ros</span><span class="invisible">common-2022-inquest-6647512-Mar2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a></p>
Ciarán Ferrie<p>Both the Road Safety Authority and Transport Infrastructure Ireland agree that the problem is too many cars - neither organisation seems to want to do anything about it though.</p><p><a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025/03/10/accidents-on-the-m50-are-due-to-volume-of-traffic-and-lack-of-attention/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">irishtimes.com/ireland/2025/03</span><span class="invisible">/10/accidents-on-the-m50-are-due-to-volume-of-traffic-and-lack-of-attention/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a></p>
Solène :flan_hacker:<p>Now I'm back on a motorbike, I decided to wear those highly flashy and reflective jackets to be seen by other on the road.</p><p>It's hard to find if it's actually useful or counter productive, any thoughts?</p><p>I'm also looking for advices to improve my visibility from behind, I have a huge 56 liters Kawasaki top case almost hiding me, and it does seem super well equipped in reflective stuff on it.</p><p>✌️</p><p><a href="https://bsd.network/tags/motorbike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>motorbike</span></a> <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/roadsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roadsafety</span></a></p>
Jerry on Mastodon<p>The <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Cybertruck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cybertruck</span></a> is illegal in the UK, and probably will be in the EU. Why? It's extremely dangerous for pedestrians, which is not a concern in modern-day America, and even a selling point.</p><p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterlyon/2025/02/20/tesla-cybertruck-banned-in-the-uk-due-to-safety-issues/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">forbes.com/sites/peterlyon/202</span><span class="invisible">5/02/20/tesla-cybertruck-banned-in-the-uk-due-to-safety-issues/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Safey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Safey</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/VehicleSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VehicleSafety</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/PedestrianSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PedestrianSafety</span></a></p>
Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK<p>distances for overtaking <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/cyclists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyclists</span></a> when <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/driving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>driving</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/bicycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bicycles</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/transport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transport</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a></p>
Peter Valkema<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@thejapantimes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thejapantimes</span></a></span> 'while drivers were using their mobile phones' </p><p>so... why headline the photo of someone riding a bicycle?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cycling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biketooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biketooter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/roadsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roadsafety</span></a></p>
Tab Combs<p>Over 40,000 people killed on our roads every year. Tens of millions of lives upended due to road violence. And you're wondering why I'm screaming at you as you make an illegal right on red, violating the crossing signal I've waited 3 minutes for, while staring at your phone? <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23RoadSafety" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RoadSafety</a></p>
Ciarán Ferrie<p>Very interesting to see someone at the head of the Road Safety Authority who actually has expertise in traffic and transport engineering. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/46e3b-anne-graham-appointed-chair-of-the-road-safety-authority/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gov.ie/en/press-release/46e3b-</span><span class="invisible">anne-graham-appointed-chair-of-the-road-safety-authority/</span></a></p>
Ciarán Ferrie<p>RTÉ Primetime special tonight on road safety, looking specifically at red light breaking. In every location they filmed they recorded someone breaking a red light every two to three minutes. At one junction, three drivers broke the same red light one after the other. </p><p><a href="https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2025/0225/1498669-covert-filming-reveals-extent-of-dangerous-red-light-breaking/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rte.ie/news/primetime/2025/022</span><span class="invisible">5/1498669-covert-filming-reveals-extent-of-dangerous-red-light-breaking/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a></p>
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